Installing/compiling other software

This page used to contain instructions on how to build and install software
under NetBSD. Since in general, we strongly
recommend you make use of the many software packages available in the NetBSD packages collection, you will only find
very limited additional information on this page.

You can also build your own native Sun JDK by following the instructions
available from http://www.eyesbeyond.com/freebsddom/java/.
Don't let the name mislead you -- these instructions are entirely applicable
to NetBSD as well!

At some point in the future it may be possible for The NetBSD Project to
provide native Sun JDK builds; however, at the moment the licensing terms of
Sun's JDK prohibit us from doing so. We will update this documentation when
the situation changes.

3rd party Software that I compiled myself doesn't find its shared libraries! (top)

An issue which often is encountered when trying to compile software initially
written for other Unices, is the problem with the program not finding its
shared libraries. This is due to the philosophy of NetBSD's ELF implementation. This is a known problem, and
there exists a resolution procedure.